diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index dc694b17..435f4507 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ find_package(Systemd 209)
 find_package(Jansson  2.5)
 set(ENABLE_HPACK_TOOLS_DEFAULT ${JANSSON_FOUND})
 # 2.0.8 is required because we use evconnlistener_set_error_cb()
-find_package(Libevent 2.0.8 COMPONENTS libevent openssl)
+find_package(Libevent 2.0.8 COMPONENTS core extra openssl)
 set(ENABLE_EXAMPLES_DEFAULT ${LIBEVENT_OPENSSL_FOUND})
 find_package(Cython)
 find_package(PythonLibs)